> menial tasks being farmed out to people desperate for any kind of cash, leading to them having to work inordinate number of hours to make a living wage Your

> menial tasks being farmed out to people desperate for any kind of cash, leading to them having to work inordinate number of hours to make a living wage Your point of view is that people who are willing to work for less are being exploited, but you fail entirely to see how real legally legitimate paid work would actually help underprivileged populations obtain success, as opposed to their current $0/hr wage. > now you're having minimum wage workers compete with no income workers You've said it yourself, dropping minimum wage would allow underprivileged workers the ability to compete for jobs. Maybe minimum-wage workers are scared that they'll lose their job to someone who's actually desperate for work.